Abstract artist to show cold wax, encaustic paintings at next The Hub on Canal exhibit

By Kelly FaulkenhamCorrespondent

Sunday

Jan 31, 2016 at 2:00 AM

NEW SMYRNA BEACH – Artisans from near and far have come to show their talents and skills in the “little town by the sea” for many decades. For multi-award winning artist Sue Reynolds, this is also home.

Her next exhibit, which has been two years in the making, will feature her cold wax and encaustic paintings at The Hub on Canal, 132 Canal St., Feb. 6 in the Terry and Richard England Exhibition Gallery.

"I love showing my work and never feel nervous," she said. But there is a good amount of work that goes into each show, not the least of which is the time it takes to create a collection to exhibit.

This particular collection has taken her two years to create the 34 pieces that range in size from 4-by-4 feet to 33-by-33 feet.

"The work requires drying time and much preparation," she continues. "But it is such a privilege to have an audience for what one loves to do."

She explained that setting up for the exhibit begins a number of days in advance. "Some shows are set up by subject matter, but, because these are abstract paintings, this show will be by color," Reynolds said.

"When you're an abstract artist, you put things on paper and work backwards," she explained. "It's not the same as looking at a sailboat on the river and painting what you see. It's more about expressing an emotion or a feeling."

She noted that various types of music help create a mood and state that allows her to "get in touch with the creative and intuitive right side of the brain and establish a zone of concentration. Creating abstract artwork is the outlet for unplanned and spontaneous play that seems to get lost as we mature. Allowing my 'child-self' to emerge is quite a happy and entertaining challenge."

A full-time, professional artist since 1989, Reynolds said she began by drawing the horses she saw in the field near her home when she was a child. She has been successful in watercolor, collage, mixed media, acrylic in addition to the cold wax and encaustic mediums.

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